'At Dinner' (Frank Auerbach; Lucian Freud; David Hockney)

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'At Dinner' (Frank Auerbach; Lucian Freud; David Hockney)

by David Dawson
chromogenic print, 2002
10 1/4 in. x 15 3/8 in. (260 mm x 390 mm) image size
Given by John Morton Morris, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG x126307

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  • David Dawson (1960-), Artist; painter and photographer. Artist or producer of 26 portraits.

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This photograph records three of the most celebrated British painters engaged in animated conversation over dinner at Lucian Freud’s house. The meal took place in the summer of 2002, when Freud painted a portrait of Hockney over a period of four months. By this time, Freud and Auerbach had been friends for half a century. Although each artist has an entirely distinct style, they each share a commitment to painting portraits of close friends and acquaintances.

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Current affairs

2002 was an eventful year for the Royal Family, highlighted by the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations, but marred by the death of Princess Margaret, followed just three months later by the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the age of 101 (making her the longest lived royal in British History).

Art and science

The relationship between two of the greatest modern masters is celebrated in Tate Modern's blockbuster exhibition Matisse Picasso. By exhibiting their works side-by-side, the show revealed the relationship between the two artists from 1906-54.
The 'Party at the Palace' concert in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee brings together stars from the last 50 years of Pop: Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Brian Wilson, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John.

International

Terrorist bombing attacks on the Island of Bali in Indonesia leave 202 people dead, including 25 Britons. The three attacks took place in a bar, outside a nightclub and outside the United States consulate, and were aimed at foreign tourists, although many locals were also killed or injured. The Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah were found guilty of perpetrating the attacks.

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